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Alysa Liu, out of retirement, shines at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Alysa Liu, back from retirement at age 19, sits in first place after the women's short program at U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday in Wichita, Kan.,Liu was the bronze medalist at the 2022 World Championships before stepping away from the sport. The California native shined in her return...
Led by James Harden, Clippers hand Wizards 12th straight loss
James Harden recorded his second triple-double of the season and the host Los Angeles Clippers sent the Washington Wizards to their 12th consecutive loss in a 110-93 rout on Thursday.,On his way to an 83rd career triple-double, Harden grabbed 12 rebounds, dished 13 assists and posted 17 points as on...
Anthony Davis leads surging Lakers past Celtics
Anthony Davis recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Lakers roll to an easy 117-96 victory over the visiting Boston Celtics on Thursday night.,Austin Reaves had 23 points and six assists and LeBron James added 20 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for Los...
Alex Ovechkin scores as Caps shut out Kraken
Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal, an empty-netter with 3:28 remaining, as the streaking Washington Capitals defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday.,Ovechkin logged his 22nd goal in 32 games this season -- he missed 16 games with a broken leg -- as he chases Wayne Gretzky's NHL re...
Warriors' bench dominates in easy win over Bulls
Stephen Curry led the way with 21 points, Quinten Post and Gui Santos recorded career highs off the bench and the Golden State Warriors endured a 64-point explosion in the first half by the visiting Chicago Bulls for a 131-106 victory Thursday night in San Francisco.,Playing the second night of a ba...
Alexander Zverev into Aussie Open final as Novak Djokovic retires
Alexander Zverev qualified for his first Australian Open final when Novak Djokovic retired after the first set of their semifinal match in Melbourne on Friday.,Djokovic, 37, was clearly struggling with a left leg injury throughout the first set, which went to a tiebreaker. When the Serbian put a vol...
Zach Hyman's 3-point night leads Oilers past Canucks
Zach Hyman scored two goals and had an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers rolled over the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday.,Emotions were high but the Oilers played a disciplined game without superstar Connor McDavid, scoring five straight goals in ...
Flames score 3 in third to sink Sabres
Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and two assists for the Calgary Flames, who used three third-period goals to cruise past the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday.,Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist, and Dustin Wolf made 32 saves for the Flames.,Mattias Samuelsson had a go...
Maryland mauls No. 17 Illinois for first road win
Senior center Julian Reese delivered a career-high 27 points and 17 rebounds as Maryland capitalized on No. 17 Illinois' short-handed frontcourt to earn a 91-70 Big Ten win Thursday night in Champaign, Ill., ,Freshman Derik Queen produced 25 points and six rebounds and Ja'Kobi Gillespie notched 15 p...
Golden Knights score after 19 seconds, roll past Blues
Mark Stone scored a goal and added an assist for the Vegas Golden Knights, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win against the host St. Louis Blues on Thursday.,The Golden Knights captain helped his team avoid matching its worst skid since a five-gamer in March 2022. He also broke a fiv...
Barrett Hayton scores twice in Utah's shutout win over Wild
Barrett Hayton scored two goals, and the Utah Hockey Club pulled away for a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse also scored for Utah, which won its third game in a row. Nick DeSimone finished with a pair of assists.,Mats Zuccarello ...
QB Jalen Hurts practices, but Eagles' injuries loom large
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was a full participant in practice on Thursday after being listed as limited in the team walk-through due to a knee injury a day earlier.,Expected to play in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, Hurts was injured in the third quarter of the divisional play...
Five-goal second period carries Hurricanes past Jackets
Seth Jarvis had two goals and sparked the Carolina Hurricanes' big second period in a 7-4 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Sebastian Aho and Jarvis both had a goal and two assists in the five-goal second. The Hurricanes, who've won four consecutive games, ...
Rangers flatten Flyers, run points streak to 10 games
Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves and six different players scored for the surging New York Rangers, who erased an early deficit and pulled away for a 6-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.,Braden Schneider and Adam Edstrom scored 84 seconds apart in the opening period as t...
Franz Wagner returns, but Blazers stymie Magic
The Portland Trail Blazers used a stifling defensive effort to spoil Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner's return and scored their second three-game winning streak of the season with a 101-79 road rout on Thursday. ,Wagner, who missed 20 games with an oblique injury, scored a team-high 20 points on 9-of...
Two Knicks among those designated NBA All-Star 'starters'
A pair of New York Knicks were tapped for the NBA All-Star Game as New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson and power forward Karl-Anthony Towns were named starters from the Eastern Conference on Thursday.,Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Milwaukee Bucks...
Charlotte FC transfers F Karol Swiderski to Greek team
Charlotte FC transferred forward Karol Swiderski to Panathinaikos FC, the MLS team announced Thursday.,Charlotte reportedly received around $2 million in the transaction from the Super League side in Greece.,Swiderski, 28, scored 28 goals in 71 matches (66 starts) over Charlotte's first three season...
Sharks F Tyler Toffoli (lower body) back in lineup
San Jose Sharks leading goal scorer Tyler Toffoli, who missed three games with a lower-body injury, will return to the ice for Thursday night's game against the visiting Nashville Predators.,Toffoli, 32, left a morning skate on Jan. 18 with the injury and missed that night's 4-1 road loss to the New...
Brandon Miller opts for season-ending wrist surgery
Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery Thursday in New York for a tear in his right wrist.,Miller had a torn scapholunate ligament in his wrist repaired by Dr. Michelle Carlson at the Hospital for Special Surgery, according to the Hornet...
Pelicans leaning on CJ McCollum as they visit Grizzlies
CJ McCollum is not looking at this as a lost season for the struggling New Orleans Pelicans.,When the Pelicans play the host Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, McCollum will be coming off his second 45-plus-point performance this month. In Monday's 123-119 overtime win over the Utah Jazz, McCollum's...